Manuscript Collections
United States. Dept. of the Treasury
Description
United States. Dept. of the Treasury. Confiscation decrees, 1863 August 13-September 1. 3 items. Location: Misc:C. Benjamin F. Flanders worked as a special agent of the U.S. Treasury Department during the federal occupation of New Orleans, later serving as governor of Louisiana. Decrees, carried out by Flanders, authorizing the confiscation of properties in New Orleans for nonpayment of taxes by Confederate sympathizers. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3108.
Manuscript Topic
New Orleans in the Civil War
Civil War
Record Type
Manuscript Collections
Year
1863